Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 3.73.24

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अशक्तया निगिरितुं मेदोमांसं तथा हृदि ।
नूनं रुदितमर्थाढ्यवृद्धातुरधिया यथा ॥ २४ ॥

aśaktayā nigirituṃ medomāṃsaṃ tathā hṛdi |
nūnaṃ ruditamarthāḍhyavṛddhāturadhiyā yathā || 24 ||

This frail body like the formless Suchi, being disabled by infirmity to gorge its fleshy food, begins to lament its fate, like old and sickly rich folks, for their want of hunger and appetite.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.73.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashakta, Meda, Medas, Mamsa, Tatha, Hrid, Nunam, Rudita, Artha, Adhya, Vriddha, Dhi, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.73.24). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “aśaktayā nigirituṃ medomāṃsaṃ tathā hṛdi ”
aśaktayā -
aśaktā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
giritum -
√gṝ -> giritum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √gṝ]
medo -
medas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

meda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
māṃsam -
māṃsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māṃsa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hṛdi -
hṛd (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 2: “nūnaṃ ruditamarthāḍhyavṛddhāturadhiyā yathā ”
nūnam -
nūnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ruditam -
rudita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rudita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ruditā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rud -> rudita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rud class 2 verb]

√rud -> rudita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rud class 2 verb]

√rud (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
arthā -
artha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
āḍhya -
āḍhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āḍhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛddhāt -
vṛddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vṛddha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]

√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
ura -
uras (noun, masculine)

[compound]

uras (noun, neuter)

[compound]
dhiyā* -
dhī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]